AirPort Extreme Base Station

The sleek, easy-to-use AirPort Extreme Base Station with simultaneous dual-band support is the perfect wireless access point for home, school or small business. It offers fast, 802.11n Wi-Fi access for Mac computers, PCs and Wi-Fi devices such as iPhone, iPod touch and Apple TV.

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£139.00

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Overview

The perfect wireless solution for home, school and small business.

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Easy wireless networking.

Connect your DSL or cable modem to the AirPort Extreme Base Station, then quickly set it up with the easy-to-use AirPort Utility, which is available as download for both Mac OS X and Windows. In minutes, you and up to 50 others can use your Mac computers or PCs to surf the web, stream video, share photos and more — without wires.1

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Simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi.

For maximum range and compatibility, AirPort Extreme works simultaneously on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, allowing all the devices on the network to use the most efficient band automatically. It uses the latest 802.11n wireless technology, so you can enjoy up to five times the Wi-Fi performance and up to twice the range of 802.11g wireless networks.2

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Guest networking.

Set up a separate Wi-Fi network with a separate password for your visitors. Simply enable the guest networking feature, and your guests can use the Internet but can’t access other parts of your private network, such as your computers, printers and attached hard drives.

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Print without wires.

Have several computers in your home or office but only one printer? No problem. Just connect a compatible printer to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme Base Station, and the printer instantly becomes available to all the computers (Mac and PC) on your wireless or wired network. (See system requirements.)

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Share your hard drive.

You can share an external USB hard drive over your wireless and wired networks by simply connecting it to the USB port on your AirPort Extreme Base Station. Called AirPort Disk, this feature is perfect for sharing files and more. If you’re a MobileMe member using a Mac with OS X Leopard or later, you can even access the files on the drive over the Internet.3

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Strong security and access controls.

Rest easy — AirPort Extreme takes strong measures to prevent unauthorised intrusion into your wireless network. It offers a built-in firewall and supports industry-standard encryption technologies including WPA/WPA2 and 128-bit WEP. Yet it’s still easy for authorised users to connect to the base station, thanks to its simple set-up utility and powerful access controls.

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Works with iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, and more.

AirPort Extreme works with Mac computers, PCs, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Apple TV and virtually all 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi wireless devices — all at the same time.

What's in the Box

  • AirPort Extreme Base Station
  • Printed documentation
  • Power cord

System Requirements

For set-up and administration:
  • Mac computer with Mac OS X v10.5.7 or later and Ethernet or wireless networking capability
  • PC with Windows XP (SP3) or Windows Vista (SP2) or Windows 7 (SP1) or later and Ethernet or wireless networking capability
For wireless client access:
  • Mac with AirPort or AirPort Extreme wireless capability
  • PC with 802.11a/b/g/n
For shared printing:
  • USB printer
  • Mac with Mac OS X v10.2.7 or later
  • PC with Windows XP (SP2) or Windows Vista; Bonjour for Windows included with AirPort Utility available as download via Software Update.
For shared hard drive:
  • Mac with Mac OS X v10.4.8 or later
  • PC with Windows XP (SP2) or Windows Vista; Bonjour for Windows included with AirPort Utility available as download via Software Update.
  1. Wireless Internet access requires a wireless-enabled computer, a base station or other access point, and Internet access; fees may apply. Some ISPs are not currently compatible with AirPort Extreme.
  2. Performance is based on a comparison with Apple’s 802.11g products.
  3. MobileMe is available to persons age 13 and older. Internet access required. Terms of service apply.
 

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4.5

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  • AirPort Extreme Base Station

    5.0
    PERFECTLY BRILLIANT
    • Written by LA from SOUTHAMPTON
    • 11-Aug-2011

    My AEBS has been used very successfully in conjunction with a Vigor 120 ethernet modem. Speeds have improved when compared with my previous equipment and reliability has been 100%. It provides internet access for 1 PC, 1 laptop, 2 Mac minis, 1 MBA, 1MBP, 1 Blu-ray player, 1 TV, 1 Wii, 1 ATV2 and 4 iOS devices, all without any problem whatsoever. I should add that it was staightforward to set up and runs cool (even having been continuously 'on' since purchase). I am very satisfied with the great performance and recommend the AEBS, but do please bear in mind that it needs to be used in conjunction with a modem. …More

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  • AirPort Extreme Base Station

    5.0
    Just Works
    • Written by DM from Knaresborough
    • 08-Jul-2011

    Works perfectly well with my ADSL modem which is a BT Homehub. Bought to replace the wireless function of the homehub and outperforms it in every way.

    Paired with an Airport Express I now have total coverage in the house and garden.

    Very easy to set up too.     …More

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  • AirPort Extreme Base Station

    5.0
    Excellent device!
    • Written by DF from Romsey
    • 08-Jul-2011

    The review above is rubbish as he clearly does not know how to set it up correctly, i have it working with an ADSL and it works brilliantly.

    Allows separation of N a G signals which is great if you have a have a range of devices which have different capabilities.

    I would recommend to anyone.     …More

    208 of 229 people found this useful

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  • AirPort Extreme Base Station

    5.0
    Brilliant!
    • Written by BS from PETERHEAD
    • 04-Feb-2012

    I deliberated about purchasing this for quite some time, as I’m not at all technically minded and didn’t have a clue whether it would help with our horrendously slow, flaky internet connection.
    I just wish I’d bought it ages ago!
    First, let me explain I live in an old granite house in a fairly remote area. Whenever I have any problems with our broadband service, telephone engineers pointedly tell me that I stay ‘too far from the exchange to get broadband’ - despite having had the service for years. In an attempt to at least have some kind of connection, an unusually helpful engineer capped the service at half a meg (don’t laugh!) and this did help.
    Of late, the service was becoming more and more unstable. A request for a new hub fell on deaf ears and I was becoming ever more frustrated. I have a Gateway 2wire and have to emphasis I am not in any way technically minded.
    I finally decided to purchase this to see if it would help.
    Setting it up was as easy as taking out of the box! I simply plugged it into the 2wire via the ethernet cable that we already had - but please note, an ethernet cable is NOT supplied with the Airport Extreme.
    The Airport Utility on my MacBook Pro then more or less took over and did all the work for me! Within minutes - and I do mean minutes - I had also connected an old PC that runs on Vista, both our HTC smartphones and a wireless printer. It was also an absolute doddle to connect my Kindle. All each device needed was to be updated with the new password and they all connected automatically.
    Disconnecting the wireless ability on the 2wire was also easily achieved.
    I even went out to the far end of the garden and still had a wifi connection despite the thick granite walls.
    I know I am never going to have a good speed but this certainly seems to have fixed the other issues. All equipment can now be connected without knocking something else off AND I can actually manage to print stuff without having to lug a laptop through to the printer at the other end of the house to connect it with a USB cable.
    I would heartily recommend this excellent piece of equipment to anyone with wifi issues.     …More

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  • AirPort Extreme Base Station

    5.0
    This is so great
    • Written by DW from Essex
    • 04-Feb-2012

    What can I say.
    Apple. You did it again.
    This was so easy to set up you didn't even know you were doing it.
    We now have 3 wifi networks in our house.
    Even or friends and family can access it with any security risk to me and my wife as we've given them access to the guest network.

    Over the years I've bought in to the whole apple thing and enjoying it.
    Well done apple. Keep it up.     …More

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  • AirPort Extreme Base Station

    5.0
    Absolutely amazing!
    • Written by JU from nothampton
    • 03-Feb-2012

    This has truly fixed all my wifi issues with the Virgin 'not so' super hub. The super hub had been plaguing me for months with dropping out all the time and disconnecting my NAS drive. Multiple calls to Virgin\Apple. Each blaming each other. Should have bought one of these right away. I get maximum speed now and my NAS drive is also many times faster (which incidentally nearly ended up in the bin as I thought it was faulty)

    Thanks Apple     …More

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  • Does Airport Extreme provide a greater range than Airport Express?
    • Asked by PS from Guildford
    • 01-Oct-2009

    14 Answers

    Best Answer

    The Express is plugged into an electrical socket. The Extreme can be mounted on a wall or ceiling. That makes a big difference as to how your Macs can receive the signal. Where they are located makes a big difference in range.

    Apple keeps improving the antenna layout on both so one would expect similar signal strength on both. But given that the Extreme has separate receivers and transmitters for B/G and N, it should always do better. The problem being, the Extreme will downshift to the lowest common denominator.. so if you have anyone connecting with a B or G card, that is what it will go to, unless you set it to only accept N. The Extreme can handle both independently. I have an older Extreme that I run only in N, and a second AP running G/B to emulate what it can do.

    The newest version of Extreme has even better antenna positioning, which makes for an even better reception. It is the premier Access Point out there right now.

    I'd go with an Extreme.     …More

    • Answered by FS from Grapevine
    • 22-Oct-2009
  • Airport Express as an extender.
    • Asked by AK from Clemmons
    • 28-Apr-2010

    3 Answers

    Best Answer

    Yes, an 802.11n AirPort Express will wirelessly "extend" the wireless network of an 802.11n AirPort Extreme. First, open AirPort Utility, select the Extreme and the "Wireless" panel, check the box "Allow this network to be extended," then Update.

    To then setup the Express, plug it in near the Extreme, connect the two with Ethernet cable and again open AirPort Utility, having run software update prior to doing so. After completing setup of the Express, disconnect it and plug it in to an electric receptacle at its intended location.     …More

    • Answered by AH from Carmel
    • 29-Apr-2010
  • Will an AppleTV be able to access movies on a hard drive that plugged into and shared across the Airport Extreme?
    • Asked by DJ from Wenatchee
    • 13-Mar-2010

    3 Answers

    Best Answer

    While the movies do have to be associated with an iTunes account, the movie files do not need to be on the same drive as the iTunes account. If you deselect "Copy movies to iTunes Media Folder when adding to library" located in Advanced in iTunes preferences before you add the movies to the library, the files will remain on the external drive and will not be added to the drive that runs iTunes. AppleTV will be able to play those movies through the iTunes account. …More

    • Answered by DE from San Jose
    • 04-Jun-2011

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how do i connect my tv, ps3, iphone, etc with a cable provider? do I use the cable provider's log on or do I use the Airport extreme?
  • Asked by MO from Pasadena
  • 19-Dec-2011
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